But first:

If you have worked in public service (federal, state, local, tribal government or a non-profit organization) for 10 years or more (even if not consecutively), you may be eligible to have all your student debt cancelled.

Now, for a limited time, it is easier than ever to receive that […]

Jewish!

Who nu?

Artificial Intelligence is gaining traction.  Shelly Palmer:

Want to know how fast virtual worlds are going to appear? TikTok recently added a new effect called “AI greenscreen.” Users type a description, then the AI does its best to interpret the prose and output an image that can be used as a […]

But first . . .

Having done so much to damage America, setting citizen against citizen (and funding the NRA), Putin — whom Trump and Tucker Carlson trust and admire — is wrecking his own country:

Far from Putin’s claims of resilience, Russian economy is being hammered by sanctions and exodus of […]

From the editors of the Las Vegas Sun (thanks, Andy R.):

No one knows better than Nevadans when it’s time to put our cards on the table.

The Editorial Board, and Nevadans as a whole, are facing an agonizing problem. We have endorsed Republicans in the past and might do so again in the future. […]

But first . . .

Treat yourself to the opening segment of yesterday’s Morning Joe.

It doesn’t get any better than this.

SFT: “Professor Aaron Tang argues that Constitutional law is broken because it lacks a coherent principle for deciding hard cases.  Textualism tends to favor “conservatives”; evolutionism (the “living constitution”), tends to […]

I’m a closet Country & Western fan.

And not just for the titles.

“Drop Kick Me, Jesus, Through the Goalposts of Life”

“She Left Me for My Best Friend and I Miss Him”

And 102 more.  (“Tennis Must Be Your Racket ‘Cause Love Means Nothin’ To You”)

Four-times-married Willie Nelson has so many great […]

It’s never a good bet to bet against America — and it still isn’t.

Ninety seconds worth sharing.

This old Randy Rainbow crossed my screen again last night and, well . . .

(Thanks, Lev.)

BONUS, FOR YOUR TEEN:

Have a great day.

Yes, he’s old.  (Me, too.)

But . . .

In just two years he’s:

Defeated the biggest threat to democracy we’ve ever faced — by 7 million votes. Restored our alliances and strengthened NATO. United all of Europe in support of Ukrainian sovereignty, setting Russia back decades. Eliminated the leader of Al Qaida. Restored competence […]

But first . . .

. . . one 60-second Republican spot I am truly pleased to share.

And now . . .

MONKEYPOX

Matthew Yglesias offers as clear and sensible a discussion as I think you’ll find.

Of broad interest because — in addition to monkeypox — it addresses pandemics more generally […]

PART I:

What Trump Has Taken From Us
He has made civic involvement a life-threatening proposition.
By Tom Nichols

. . . I’ve spent most of my career studying authoritarian governments, and I’ve spent a lot of time in some repressive places, from Greece under a military junta as a […]